Afrique noire

French

Etymology

From Afrique (“Africa”) + noire (“black”); hence literally “black Africa”.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /a.fʁik nwaʁ/

Proper noun

l'Afrique noire f

  1. black Africa

See also
  • Afrique subsaharienne (“sub-saharan Africa”)
  • continent noir (literally “the black continent”)
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